They had no chance against the second division Holstein Kiel: The outsiders of 1. FC Rielasingen-Arlen from the Konstanz district were eliminated with 7-1 in round one of the DFB Cup.
Second division football team Holstein Kiel has easily made it into the second round of the DFB Cup. The Schleswig-Holsteiners won on Sunday against the southern Baden upper division club 1. FC Rielasingen-Arlen 7-1 (5-1) and left no doubt about the difference between three divisions. First, however, left-back Pascal Rasmus had brought the blatant underdog from Lake Constance into the lead (3rd minute). After that, however, the North Germans dominated. Captain Hauke Wahl (15th), Janni Serra (19th), Jae-Sung Lee (22nd, 24th), Fin Bartels (29th), Finn Porath (63rd) and Fabian Reese (86th) shot the deserved Success out.
Because the South Baden cup winner Rielasingen had waived his home rights for economic reasons due to the Corona requirements, the Kielers were able to play a competitive game in front of an audience in the Holstein Stadium for the first time in six months. 500 spectators were admitted and created a good atmosphere.
So were the Round 1 games
Thousands of euphoric fans in Rostock and Chemnitz However, they gave everything, the favorites wobbled worryingly – but the cup trend in Corona times continued on Sunday. The professional clubs from the Bundesliga were unbeatable, at least in the afternoon games. TSG Hoffenheim won the competitive game debut of the new coach Sebastian Hoeneß in front of 3,095 spectators at the regional division Chemnitzer FC with great difficulty 3: 2 (2: 2, 1: 1, 0: 0) on penalties. Upgraded VfB Stuttgart won just 1-0 (1-0) in front of 7500 fans at third division Hansa Rostock.
Bayer Leverkusen on the other hand, had no trouble at all against regional division Eintracht Norderstedt at 7-0 (6-0). Like many other games by amateur clubs, the game had been moved to the stadium of the first division club due to the Corona requirements. That made it even harder for the small clubs. On Saturday, all Bundesliga teams prevailed, on Friday Hertha BSC was at the second division Eintracht Braunschweig eliminated – more of a surprise than a sensation.
The regional league’s 2-0 win was also astonishing SSV Ulm against second division Erzgebirge Aue on Saturday. On Sunday, fourth division SV Elversberg also duped second division FC St. Pauli 4: 2 (2: 1). Regional division SC Wiedenbrück lost to second division SC Paderborn in Gütersloh with 0: 5 (0: 3). TSV Steinbach, also active in the 4th division, lost to second division SV Sandhausen with 1: 2 (1: 2). Third division 1. FC Kaiserslautern lost to second division Jahn Regensburg on penalties with 3: 4 (1: 1, 1: 1, 0: 1).
The fans, especially in Rostock and Chemnitz – a maximum of a few hundred were allowed in the other stadiums – caused goose bumps after a month-long Corona break. Rostock’s sports director Martin Pieckenhagen described the game as a “huge opportunity” for football before kick-off. “It’s a very, very big challenge with what we have to look out for. We hope that we will have the Ostseestadion full again at some point. That is the first step,” said the former professional.
On Saturday, the amateurs usually only had short-lived feelings of happiness. Regional league team FSV Union Fürstenwalde, for example, led in the early stages at VfL Wolfsburg – but lost a lot with 1: 4. “We would have liked to have really played at home. These are the games in which the spectators bring in the emotions,” said coach Matthias Maucksch.
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